baton round
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Despite relay medals supplying five of GB's 10 athletics medals at last summer's Games, there was no success here - with the men's 4x100m quartet failing to get the baton round in their heat.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025
There was also 4x100m gold for Britain's male sprinters in Zurich as they successfully got the baton round for the first time in six major championships.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2014
However, the prime minister went on to defend their use and said: "The use of the baton round is strictly controlled by police and army regulations."
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2013
The men also went out in the first round of the European championships in Barcelona 2010, and at the most recent European championships they also failed to get the baton round.
From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2012
How many times have the men’s 4x100m relay team managed to get the baton round the track in the Olympic Games since Barcelona 1992?
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2012
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